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A. STBWARD & G. I-I. DIMOND.

SEWING MACHINE.

No. 249,554. f Patented Nov. 15,1881.

WIM-1125512 E A. STBWARD vEl. DIMOND. SEWING MACHINE. No. 249,554. Patented Nov. 15,1881.

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AURELIUssrEWARD AND GEORGE H. D1MOND, OE BRIDGEPORT, OONNEGTFL OUT, AssIGNORs To WEEELERaL WILSON MANUEAOTURING GOMPANY,

u OF SAME PLAGE'. l

s EwlNG-MAGHINE.

srEoIEroArroN forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,554, dated Novemberls, 1881.

Appiieanon sled Jinyo, resi. (Modem To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, AURELIUs STEWARD and `GEORGE H. DIMOND, both of Bridgeport,

Fairfieldfcounty, State of Connecticut, have in- 5 vented ,an Improvement in Sewing-Machines,

ofwhich thefollowing description, in 'connectionfwith the accompanying drawings, "is a specification. c c i 1 This invention relates to sewing-machines,

"1oV and is animprovement on 'the Wheeler & Wil- Qson class of sewing-machine employing a ro- 1 tatinghooln c Oui` invention consists in a four-motioned c feeding device having an overhan ging toothed l 15 portion and xedfulcrum projecting laterally from but one side thereof inthe same direction as the said overhan gin g portion, combined with f anarm of afrock-shatt which receiveslthe said stud,`the thickness of the said arl'm andthe zo length of the said fulcrnm beingsucient to firmly support the rear endof the feedbar by the fnlcrum extended. only `from one side, and lprevent the bar from twisting or turning, substantially as described; also, in alfeeding deu 2 5 vicehavingashortarm,anoverhangingtoothed portion, and a iixed fnlcru ni projecting laterally y from but one sidethereot' in thesame direction as the said overh an gin gportion, 'combijnedvvith an arm of a rockshaftwhich receivesthe said 3o stud, and `Withaspring to depress the feedbar, substantially as" describedgralso, in arocking shaftandits singlev arm to support and direct 1 thefeed, combinedwith afeeding device having voverhanging feed-points, and a'ulcrum fixed 3 5 to the said bar `and extended laterally from the 1 sideof the saidbarinto-a bearing in the said single arm in the direction of the overhanging u feed-points to a point as remote from the ceni terof the feed-bar as `the slot inthe feedlbar 4o throughwhich" the `needle descends, the said stud or fulc'rum serving to keepthe same and the feed-bar and `its feed-points from being c turned partially over, `-substantiallyi asidescr'ibed; also, in a] rock-shaft having twolarms 45" and alfeedingideviceprovided with a fulcrum l 11 1extended into and supported aludcarriedA by `one of Tthe saidflarms of the` said? rocklsha't't,

` combined with"alleverotthe first order, acam to operate the said lever, and an adjustablepin intermediate the said lever, and another arm 5o of the said rockfshat't to controli'the extent of -the feed movement or length of stitchfsubstantiallyias described; also, in a hookand hook-shaft, a rotating shaft and linktorotate the hook-shaft, and a needle-operating`rock 55 shaft provided `with oppositely-plaeed` cranks, asdescribed, combined with a connecting-rod, and with a needle-bar andlink operated from lthe said rock-shaft, substantially as described.

Figurel represents arear side elevationof va 6o sewing-machine containingour improvements,

a part of the frame-work being broken out to better illustrate the constructionof thepartsg d Fi gly2, a frontlsid'e elevationthereoa portion of the frame-Workbeing broken out tobetter `6 5' illustrate the feeding and take-up devices,the7" rotating` hook being omitted. Fi gl. `31s a frontend view of Fig. 2, a part of the franielwork .being broken out to show the feeding mechanism. u Fig. 4 is a detail of the lower endof the 7o arm-cap. Fig. 5 is a detail of the lower part of thetake-up and its supporting-shat'ti` Fig. 6 is a detailfof the cam-slide used withthe globular-`headed stud ofthe takeJup. Fig.`7f is a `detail'of the stitch-regulating devices of the 75 feeding mechanism. Fig.8 is atop view of the ieedingdevice removed from the machine.` c The frame-Worker' the'machine isotVusnal` shape. U l

. `Themaindriving-shaft `@,'snpported onbear 8o ings a', has at its front enda disk provided with a crank-pin, thus constituting a crank, a2, which is joined by linka3 with the crank a4 on the rotating hook-shaft, havingat itsend the c usual hook,a6, all as common in thelWheeler85 c & Wilson machines. The shaft c hasfupcn it, at the, rear of crank a2, a cam, e7, which acts c upon a lever, b, havingits pivot at 2, and moves the said lever a uniform distance at each rotation of the shaft a. Thelever b is that`wh`icl1 "9o imparts fortyard Ainovenientto thefeeding de` vice [1^ through the intervention of* mechanism which` will nonr be described. H

i f `'llherear end of `the "teedingfdevice bhasl l2 of the rock-shaft b3, having at its opposite end a second arm, b4, at right angles to the arm b2, the arm b4 beingr extended toward the shaft a immediately below the outer end of the lever b. A pin or stud, 4, of a link, b5, pivoted at its rear end to a stitch-i egulating lever, 11G, hav-l ing its fulerum at bl, is interposed between the lever b and arm b4, as shown in Figs. 3 and 7, and the said pin is made adjustable asl to its position with relation to the fulcrnm 2 of the lever b andthe center line ofthe rock-shaft b3, thus enabling us, by adjustment of the said pin, to canse the lever b, the stroke of which is uniform, as stated, to impart more or less rocking motion to the rock-shaft b3, and consequently a greater or less stroke to thefeed, and to thereby control the length of the stitch, the f'eed being longer the nearer the pin 4 is brought toward the outer end of theleverb, andvice versa. 'lo retain this lever in adj usted position a springwasher is interposed between the lever and the screw-head of the fulcrum bl. The short arm 5 of the feeding device b is acted upon'by a spring, 6, attached to a fixed lug, as shown in Fig. 3, the said spring serving the double purpose of moving the arm b2 of the rock-shaft b3 in such direction' as to constantly keep its arm b4 pressed upward againstrthe pin 4, and the latter against the outer end of the lever b, and consequently the inner end of said lever down upon the cam a7, and also of keeping` the under side of the feeding device b down in contact with the liftingvcain L8. The shaft a also has on it a crank, c, which is embraced by the lower end of the conncctingrod c', joined at its upper end with the crank c2 of the rockershaft c3, held in bearings c, the said rockershaft having at its outer end a crank, c5, which imparts movement to the needle-bar d and needle e through the link c6. This rocker-shaft c3, for imparting movementto the needle -bar,'is arranged with the arms or cranks c2 c3 of lthe said shaft projecting therefrom in substantially diame'trically opposite directions, wherebywe are enabled to move the needle-bar and the connecting-rod c in opposite directions, thus counterbalancing the weight of the connections of the said shaft c3 and the needle-bar, and lessening the effect of momentum, and consequently the shock resulting therefrom, as would be the effect if both cranks extended from the same side of the shaft in the same direction, and the movement of the needle-bar and connectingrod joined with the said cranks were simultaneously in the same direction.

. By counterbalancing the shaft c3, as described, we make its movements easier, and

yare enabled to greatly increase the speed of ,the machine without increase of noise and.l jar.

The end of the crank c5, which operates the needle-bar, is joined by link c6 with the stud of collar df, secured to the said needle-bar. The length of the crank c5, and its position on the rock-shaft c3 moved from shaft c, and its arrangement with relation to the needle-bar, are such that las the crank starts downward from its highest point or full-line position, Fig.

3, part o f the'effect of the crank movement on the needle-bar is lost by reason of the relative position of the crank, its pin d2, and link, the pin d2, inits highest position, passing across the needle-bar, which retards the first part of the descent of the needle-bar; but as soon as the said pin reaches a positionsubstantially in the same horizontal line with the rock-shaft c3 the speed of the descent of the'needlc-bar is rapidly increased by/the approach of the pin vdi" toward the needle-bar, thus causing the needle to descend quickly after puncturin g the fabric, thus delivering its thread to the hook as quickly as possible, and as the needle-bar rises the firs-t part of its movement is fast and the latter part of its upward movement is slow, or materially retarded by the passage of the pin d2 back across the needle-bar, to thus give time for thc take-up to actin drawing up the thread and finishing the stitch. This arrangement of the link and cranks in connection with a rockshaft enables us to operate the needle-bar by means of a crank or eccentric, and yet secure such irregular motion of the needle-bar as to adapt it to the requirements of the usual rotating hook in the best possible manner.

Instead of the crank c on the shaft a, we desire it to be understood that we may obtain the same effect by the employment of an eccentric. 1

The take-.up leverf, having atits upper end a roller to receive about it the needle-thread g, has its fulcrum on the studf', and at its lower end the lever f has adjustably screwed into it a globular or spherical headed stud, f2, held in adj usted position by aset-nut, f3. The spherical portion of the stud receives upon it the cam-slide h, (shown separately in Fig. 6,) which cam-slide, in slightly different form and position, is now in common use, the cam-slide being in this case fitted into the groove of the cam t', directly above the center of the said cam and the shaft a, instead of at the side, 'as formerly employed, which enables the take-up lever to be shortened, thereby reducing its weight and liability to-undue vibration.

To enable us to employ the cam-slide in this new position with the shortened lever f, the central opening in the said slide had to be enlarged to make room for the neck of the stud f2.

The particular function or construction of the upper part of the take-up lever is not herein shown, nor is it herein claimed but it will form the subject-matter of another application. Y

The needle-thread g, between the take-up and lIO the needle, is usually passed over a roller of a bracket` or thread-guide, (shown in Fig. 2,) and the needle-thread is led therefrom down the side of and into the eye of the needle.

Ithe needle-bar and the operator by a screw, m.-

'lhe longer the stitch the nearer the operator the bracket and roller are placed.

The arm-cap a, a partial section of which isk p shown in Fig. 4, is held in place by a screw,

l n. Ordinarily, to`remove the cap, it has .been necessary to rst remove the screw from the "machine, but to obviate this and permit the the said aperture being large enough to per,-

tion r, (see` Fig.l8,) thereby preventing the said portion r from being depressed at one more than at its other edge or side by the acy end of thefeeding-bar, as` described, by the lpin 3 in arm `b2,"so that it cannot tip at`its feed-bar in position l portion r, and lxed fulcrurn 3, projectinglater- `one side thereof in the same direction as the cap to be removed simply by loosening the screw u', we have` slotted the flanged part n2 of the cap n, and madean aperture, n3, through the side ofthe cap next the slot in the base mit` the capto be moved past the head of the` screw n and away from and so as to uncover the upright arm of the machine `when the screw n is slightlyloosened. i The fulrum 3 for the feeding device b' is fixed to and projects from the feeding device in the direction of the overhanging feed portion of the presser-foot p upon the material above the feeding device, supporting therear front end, r, but simply rises and falls in a other guides and supports for holding the at the rear end.

We claimt l. The feeding device b', overhan gin g toothed allyfrom but one side thereof in the samedirection as the said overhan gin gportion, combined with `the arm b2 of the rock-shaft,which said arm and the length of the said fulcrum being sufficient `to firmly support the rear end of the feed-bar by the fulcrum extended only from one side, and prevent the bar from twist# ing or turning, substantially as described.

2. The feeding device b', having ,the short arm 5, overhanging toothed portion r, and fixed fulcrnnn 3,projecting laterally from but said overhanging portion, combined with the arm 112 of the rock-shaft, which receives the said stud, and with the spring to depress the feedbar, substantially as described.

. 3. The rocking shaft b3 and its single arm b2, n

to support and direct the feed, combined with the feeding device having the overhanging feed-points 1^, and the fulcrum 3, fixed to the Vsaid bar and extended laterally from the side of the said bar into a bearing in the single arm b2 in the direction of the over-hanging feed-points r, .and to a point'` as remote from thecenter of the feed-bar as the slot in the thesaid stud or fulcrum servingto keep the feed-barand its portion 1' from being turned partially over, substantially as described. t

'-.L The rock-shaft having two arms, b2 b, and the feeding device provided with fulcrum 3, extended into and supported and carried by Vthe arm b2 of the said rock-shaft, combined with the lever b,\of the first order, a cam to operate the said lever, andthe adjustablepiu 4, intermediate the said lever and arrn b4 of the rock shaft, to control the extent `of the feed `movement or length of stitch, substantially as described. Y

5. The hook and hookshaft,the `rotating shaft a1 and link to rotate the hook-shaft, and

the needle-operating rock-shaft`provided with oppositely-placed cranks, as described, combined with the connecting-rod c', and. withthe needle-bar and link 06, operated from the said rockshaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specication in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.-

i t GEORGE H. DIMUND. Witnesses:

lsAAc HOLDEN, LoUIs H. BAKER.

AURELIUS lsrnwAnD.

55'A feed-bar through which the needle descends, 

